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Hemrin Dam

Coordinates: 34°06′52″N 44°58′04″E / 34.11444°N 44.96778°E / 34.11444; 44.96778
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Upstream side of the dam
Hemrin Dam is located in Iraq
Hemrin Dam
Location of in Iraq
Official nameHemrin Dam
CountryIraq
Location100 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Diyala Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates34°06′52″N 44°58′04″E / 34.11444°N 44.96778°E / 34.11444; 44.96778
StatusOperational
Construction began1976
Opening date1981
Owner(s)Ministry of Water Resources
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsDiyala River
Height53 m (174 ft)
Length3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesHemrin Reservoir
Total capacity2,040,000,000 m3 (1,650,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date1981
Installed capacity50 MW

The Hemrin Dam is a dam on the Diyala River 100 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric generation. Its power station has a 50 MW capacity. The dam and the attached power house were built in years 1976-1981 by the then Yugoslav company GIK Hidrogradnja (of Sarajevo, now Bosnia-Herzegovina). All the equipment (gates, turbines, generators) were also supplied by the then-Yugoslav companies.[1]

A large archaeological salvage operation was undertaken to excavate archaeological sites that were at risk of flooding once the reservoir (now Hamrin Lake) would start to fill. Sites that were excavated as part of this operation included Tell Madhur, Tell Rashid, Tell Saadiya, Tell Yelkhi, and Tell Abada.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Energy and Hydroelectric Power". Iraq Ministry of Water Resources. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  2. ^ Jasim, Sabah Abboud (1983). "Notes on the excavation at Tell Rashid, Iraq". Paléorient. 9 (1): 99–103. doi:10.3406/paleo.1983.4336.
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